Sea Wolf

singer-songwriter // indie folk

Alex Brown Church, the man at the helm of Sea Wolf, enlisted the help of other members of the Ship (a collective of bands and artists in the LA area), to flesh out the tracks on his debut album Leaves in the River. The well-crafted and detailed album is testament to Church’s discerning ear and his years of songwriting with the band Irving. The darkly emotive songs are forlorn and soothing at once, a characteristic that makes the record one of my favorites of this year.

I’m and old fart but young at heart. I heard Winter Windows on WXPN in Philadelphia and bought the CD as soon as I could find it. There’s not a bad song on it. What great instrumentation! I’m crazy about Middle Distance Runner. It would be great if the band could find their way to the East Coast. I’d be the oldest person at the concert, pushing my walker and wetting my pants.